Sam Wright
Video Journalist at MailOnline
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolSam Wright is a broadcast and video journalist with 11 years of media experience, currently producing video content for MailOnline and with freelance credits at BBC, Sky News and Global. BJTC-accredited and MA-qualified in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Sheffield, he combines on-air presenting, field reporting and video editing skills honed across radio stations, national newsrooms and sports media. A member of the Football Writers Association and NCTJ nominee, he has a strong track record of sourcing interviews, producing packages aired on LBC and capturing compelling vox pops at events like rail strikes and community sports projects. Comfortable in both live and post-production environments, Sam is fluent with industry tools and has repeatedly translated short placements into nationally broadcast work. He is now seeking a full-time role where his mix of radio experience and video storytelling can be scaled across TV and digital platforms.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Journalism, Communication and Politics, 2:1, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Journalism, Communication and Politics, 2:1 at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd3 A Levels - English Language, Geography, Government and Politics, 3 A Levels - English Language, Geography, Government and Politics at The Minster School, SouthwellMaster of Arts - MA, Broadcast Journalism, Merit, Master of Arts - MA, Broadcast Journalism, Merit at The University of Sheffield
Github Skills (20)
gstreamer9
ietf9
quic9
h39
udp8
congestion-control8
streaming7
in-progress6
curl5
v4l25
multicast5
htaccess5
litespeed4
tls134
http-server4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bbc/quic-rtp-tunnelling-draft
Jul 2020 - Jan 2021
Contributions:46 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
bbc/gst-curlhttpsrc
Nov 2014 - Mar 2018
CURL-based URIHandler for GStreamer
Contributions:81 commits, 2 PRs, 15 pushes in 3 years 4 months
gstreamerstreamingvideocurl
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